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DukeComposed Thank you, I learned a lot from reading your reply!

I think what threw me is that the other times I've used MX Package Installer I must have installed GUI programs, so they showed up in the menu and I didn't realize the memory testers were different.

Now with your explanation and ...

One thing I dodn't understand is why isn't the Synaptic Package Manager installed by default anymore.


Hi, I think the Synaptic Package Manager is installed by default. When I open the 'Start menu' and type Synaptic, it's listed, and I didn't install it.

I clicked through the 'Start menu' and ...

j2mcgreg Thank you, your mention of command line got me the initial start of Terminal and typing memtester and getting output.

Then I tried memtester --help man memtester and realized it was too complicated for me and I'll need to try and find some examples I can copy. Still cool to learn and try ...

timkb4cq Thanks for the info on Memtest86 needing a GRUB entry! That sounds advanced for me, but I'll look into it.
Update: https://www.memtest86.com/tech_configuring-grub.html is too advanced for me. Maybe future me will do this.

That's really cool about using Synaptic's Installed Files tab ...

In MX Package Installer, search for and install gsmartcontrol. It works for HDD and SSD. Good luck!

Hello :) Linux noob, really enjoying MX Linux. I am running MX-23.6_x64.

In MX Package Installer, I searched for memtest and found "memtest86+ 6.10-4" and "memtester 4.6.0-1". I installed both, and they are listed as Installed in Enabled Repos.

I hit the Windows key to open the MX Linux menu, and ...